DevByteByteGoabout 2 hours ago
Read Path vs Write Path Strategies Explained
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Read optimizations like indexes, caches, and read replicas copy data, risking stale reads after writes. Each strategy has a sync mechanism, staleness window, and failure mode. Techniques include denormalization, materialized views, purpose-built read stores, fan-out, and CQRS. Write-heavy systems invert these decisions.
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